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LePage, veterans tout plan to save military retirees $9.6 million in taxes
AUGUSTA | Proposals to tax nonprofits and eliminate state aid to local government have not been met warmly by many lawmakers, but another piece …
Thick ice on Penobscot River thwarts Coast Guard cutters
BANGOR | Repeated winter storms and record cold conditions have hampered the U.S. Coast Guard’s ice cutting operations on the Penobscot River, raising concern …
‘Is it weird to be a little scared?’ Nichole Cable asked accused killer before fatal meeting
BANGOR | A Maine State Police detective trained in cellphone analysis testified Tuesday about calls and text messages between phones belonging to accused murderer …
REGION:
Storm moves out as balmy temperatures move in
1 hour agoCARIBOU | Temperatures were expected to feel spring-like Wednesday throughout Maine, but several communities …
POLLWAYS
2 hours ago What does Pelosi’s “You have to pass the bill” comment have to do with Obamacare suit?
Police say ‘sexual activity’ took place in Auburn massage parlor
Auburn officials voted to shut down a massage parlor Monday night, after …
Houlton homicide probe continues as police await autopsy results
Autopsy results are still pending on the body of a 61-year-old Houlton …
STATE & CAPITOL
Daily Brief: Fight to keep toxic chemicals out of kids’ products renewed
2 hours agoGood morning. Today the years-long fight to strengthen Maine’s Kid-Safe Products Act continues with a …
- Ex-NFL star Hernandez texted murder victim before his death
- Falmouth considers adding high school cheerleading team
- Target to cut thousands of jobs as seeks to cut costs by $2 billion
- Dispute over private dock heads to York selectmen
- Bangor water crews repair break on Cumberland Street
- Talk of ‘growth area’ in Falmouth gets heated
Opinion
EDITORIALS
Obamacare in context for the Supreme Court: Affordable insurance for 75,000 Mainers
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday on the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. However the nine justices rule on a challenge that …
Sports
Messalonskee captures fourth consecutive East Class B hockey title
ORONO | Defending Class B state hockey champ Messalonskee High School captured its fourth consecutive Eastern Maine title Tuesday night as the line of …
Health
VITAL SIGNS
Addiction experts decry LePage plan to cut methadone funds
A group of local and national substance abuse experts spoke out Tuesday against Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to eliminate state funding for methadone treatment. LePage’s …
Business
Union: Verso still owes some former Bucksport millworkers $357,000 in severance
PORTLAND | The machinists union representing workers at Verso Paper’s former paper mill in Bucksport has filed a complaint with state officials arguing the …
Living
Portland tech guru turned artist draws on Chinese roots
Mei Selvage’s story can perhaps best be told through the analogy of a lotus flower. It took a move to America and …
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EMMET MEARA
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CULTURE SHOCK
Like a lion, and a lamb: Mainer Lady Lamb releases second album of challenging art-folk -
WEST OF THE FIELDS
New music including Best Coast, Warpaint, The Go! Team and Built To Spill on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast
Outdoors
POLL QUESTION
How we survived a subzero night in a snow shelter
UNITY | Our night in a snow cave hadn’t even begun — heck, the cave itself hadn’t yet been shoveled out — when the …
Food
MAINE COURSE
Barley Risotto with Caramelized Onions, Sauteed Mushrooms and Roasted Red Peppers
Years ago, I stood in my Connecticut kitchen, stirring a pot on the stove while my friends set the table behind me. It was …
Events
CULTURE SHOCK
Lady Antebellum to return to Bangor Waterfront, with guest Hunter Hayes
Lady Antebellum, multi-platinum country trio, will play its third concert at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion this summer, when they return to Bangor on Thursday, June …
